Eagles Over the Kennebec

I'm actually planning on making Mom a Pearl necklace for a future gift giving event. Probably Christmas. Granted there are a lot of factors here that don't match. But...Fire Mountain Gems (http://www.firemountaingems.com/details.asp?PN=H201756PL) sells a strand of 9 mm pearls for $81 that would need to be restrung. My very bad math estimates that's 45 pearls for $81. I'm willing to bet that the ones you are looking at are better quality. Plus the earring findings could be as high as $20-30 a pair, plus the workmanship? I don't know from Pearl earrings but I'd say the money isn't that unreasonable.